Mary Cecil, 2nd Baroness Amherst of Hackney
The Baroness Amherst of Hackney | |
|---|---|
1919 upon receipt of her OBE | |
| Born | Mary Rothes Margaret Tyssen-Amherst 25 April 1857 Didlington Hall, Norfolk, England |
| Died | 21 December 1919 (aged 62) London, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Other names | Lady William Cecil |
| Years active | 1901–1919 |
| Known for | Excavations in Qubbet el-Hawa and various birding books |
| Spouse | Lord William Cecil |
| Children | William Cecil Thomas James Cecil John Francis Cecil Henry Mitford Cecil |
| Parent(s) | Baron Amherst of Hackney Margaret Susan Mitford |
Mary Rothes Margaret Cecil, 2nd Baroness Amherst of Hackney, OBE (née Mary Rothes Margaret Tyssen-Amherst; 25 April 1857 – 21 December 1919, also known as Lady William Cecil) was a British hereditary peer, charity worker, amateur archaeologist and ornithologist. Thirty-two of the Tombs of the Nobles at Aswan were uncovered in her excavations and for many years were known as the "Cecil Tombs". She was one of the few English women to have held a peerage in her own right. The black crowned crane, Balearica pavonia ceciliae was named in her honour.